According to the source, a report claims the U.S. Department of Justice is targeting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but this is not corroborated by any official notice in the U.S. Department of Justice Newsroom or Federal Reserve press releases available in public records reviewed, source: U.S. Department of Justice; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. With no official confirmation, the trading approach is to remain neutral on BTC and wait for an official DOJ statement, court filing, or Fed communication before positioning, and monitor the U.S. 2-year Treasury yield and the Fed’s trade-weighted dollar index for confirmation of macro risk, source: U.S. Department of the Treasury; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

According to @EleanorTerrett, Frank Corva stated on X that the SDNY/DOJ sold bitcoin (BTC) forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers as part of their plea deal, rather than holding it, as he claims Executive Order 14233 directs forfeited bitcoin to be kept in the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (source: @EleanorTerrett on X, Jan 5, 2026; source: @frankcorva on X, Jan 5, 2026). Corva further alleges this was not the first instance of SDNY acting contrary to federal guidance in the Samourai case (source: @frankcorva on X, Jan 5, 2026). Neither post provides an accompanying public confirmation or notice from DOJ/SDNY regarding the alleged BTC sale (source: @EleanorTerrett on X, Jan 5, 2026; source: @frankcorva on X, Jan 5, 2026). For traders, the allegation signals potential government-related BTC disposition tied to the Samourai matter; monitoring official DOJ and SDNY communications for confirmation and any asset-disposition details is critical for assessing possible supply flows and headline risk (source: @EleanorTerrett on X, Jan 5, 2026; source: @frankcorva on X, Jan 5, 2026; source: DOJ and SDNY official channels).